How to see it
55Xi Ser has a visual magnitude of about 3.50: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 55Xi Ser: right ascension 17h 37m 35s, declination −15° 23′ 56″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
55Xi Ser. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 86263, HD 159876, Gaia DR3 4125171197089493760.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4125171197089493760
- HIP
- 86263
- HD
- 159876
- gaia_dr3
- 4125171197089493760
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 55Xi Ser
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 3.50